More than 1,000 cases under review after Broadview Six misconduct revelations

More than 1,000 grand jury presentations are under review after federal prosecutors in Chicago were forced to dismiss charges in the "Broadview Six" case due to grand jury abuses and prosecutorial misconduct, the top federal prosecutor in the district said Wednesday. Speaking to the media in Washington, D.C., at an unrelated press conference, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros for the Northern District of Illinois said his office is scrutinizing prosecutorial conduct in cases that date back as far as 2007, as part of an effort to shore up confidence in the grand jury process. "When this is all said and done, I will tell you that well over 1,000 grand jury presentations will be reviewed in the Northern District of Illinois," Boutros said. "They will both be retroactive, looking at what happened in some cases going all the way back almost 20 years. It will cover everything that is happening now that's pending in court." He said the review of current cases is designed to instill confidence in the system and ensure those cases are not suffering from the same issues as seen with the Broadview Six — a case involving a group of protesters who were arrested outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, last fall. Boutros has faced mounting scrutiny after revelations of prosecutorial misconduct came to light in recent months. The case fell apart after U.S. …